Install Jentic One Beta
Jentic One is a self-hosted execution layer for AI agents. It lets your agent call the home-iot-api, or any other public or private API you need. You set the rules, the agent never sees your credentials, and every call is logged.
Two steps, two machines. Install the instance in a safe environment, then register your agent from wherever it runs.
Step 1: Jentic One Host machine
# On the machine that will host your Jentic One instance:
curl -fsSL "https://jentic.com/install.sh?src=apis&api=%2Fapis%2Fswaggerhub.bitcoinfinancier%2Fhome-iot-api" | shStep 2: Agent machine
# On the machine where your agent runs (keep this separate from the instance):
curl -fsSL "https://jentic.com/install.sh?src=apis&api=%2Fapis%2Fswaggerhub.bitcoinfinancier%2Fhome-iot-api" | sh
jentic register # connects your agent to your Jentic One instanceJentic One is in public beta. The setup above keeps your agent separate from the instance, which is what you want before using real credentials: an agent running as the same OS user as Jentic One can read its stored keys directly. Just evaluating? A single local install is fine to start. See the secure deployment guide for the tiers.
What an agent can do with home-iot-api.
register
getDevices
setDimmer
getSwitchState
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For Agents
Programmatically register, getdevices. Covers 15 operations.
Use for: I need to register, I want to getdevices, Search for setdimmer, Find all setdimmertimer
Not supported: Does not handle payments, communications, or crm - use for iot and hardware only.
The API for the EatBacon IOT project. The API exposes 15 endpoints.
setSwitch
Patterns agents use home-iot-api for, with concrete tasks.
★ IoT and Hardware Operations
Use the home-iot-api to perform iot operations programmatically. The API provides 15 endpoints covering core functionality including register, getdevices, setdimmer.
Call POST /devices to register
Automated Device Management
Automate device operations by combining multiple home-iot-api endpoints. Agents can getdevices and then setdimmer in a single workflow.
Call GET /devices to getdevices, then verify the result
AI Agent Integration via Jentic
AI agents discover and call home-iot-api endpoints through Jentic without managing credentials directly. An agent searches for the required operation by intent, receives the matching endpoint schema, and executes the call with Jentic-managed authentication. This eliminates the need to read API documentation or handle none tokens manually.
Search Jentic for 'register', load the operation schema, and execute with Jentic-managed credentials
15 endpoints — the api for the eatbacon iot project.
METHOD
PATH
DESCRIPTION
/devices
register
/devices
getDevices
/lighting/dimmers/{deviceId}/{value}
setDimmer
/lighting/dimmers/{deviceId}/{value}/timer/{timeunit}
setDimmerTimer
/lighting/switches/{deviceId}
getSwitchState
/lighting/switches/{deviceId}/{value}
setSwitch
/lighting/switches/{deviceId}/{value}/timer/{minutes}
setSwitchTimer
/lightingSummary
getLightingSummary
/devices
register
/devices
getDevices
/lighting/dimmers/{deviceId}/{value}
setDimmer
/lighting/dimmers/{deviceId}/{value}/timer/{timeunit}
setDimmerTimer
/lighting/switches/{deviceId}
getSwitchState
What agents get from Jentic-routed access to this vendor.
Setup
Wiring the home-iot-api by hand means standing up its device and lighting endpoints, tracking which deviceId maps to which switch or dimmer, and handling request retries yourself. Through Jentic you install once, import the home-iot-api from the API Directory, and your agent calls it without you writing that plumbing.
Permission scoping
The API puts the deviceId in the URL path (/lighting/switches/{deviceId}, /lighting/dimmers/{deviceId}/{value}), so a rule can pin your agent to one device: it can read and set that device and nothing else. You choose the operations it may call, so registering new devices with POST /devices is not included unless you add it.
Credential isolation
This spec defines no authentication, so there is no credential to store. If you point it at a host that adds a key later, that key is stored once, encrypted, by your own Jentic One instance and injected at execution time, never entering the agent's prompt, logs, or context.
Intent-based discovery
Agents search Jentic by intent such as 'turn on a light switch' or 'dim a lighting device', and Jentic returns the matching home-iot-api operation with its input schema so the agent calls the right endpoint without browsing the reference docs.
Alternatives and complements available in the Jentic catalogue.
Stripe
Complementary API for broader integration workflows
Use alongside home-iot-api for multi-service workflows
Specific to using home-iot-api through Jentic.
What authentication does the home-iot-api use?
The home-iot-api uses no authentication. Through Jentic, these credentials are stored encrypted in your Jentic One instance and injected at execution time, so raw secrets never enter the agent context.
Can I register with the home-iot-api?
Yes. Use the POST /devices endpoint. The API returns structured JSON responses that agents can parse and act on directly.
What are the rate limits for the home-iot-api?
Rate limits are not specified in the OpenAPI spec. Check the vendor documentation for current limits. Through Jentic, rate limiting is handled automatically with retry logic built into the execution layer.
How do I register through Jentic?
Install the Jentic SDK with pip install jentic, authenticate through Jentic One, the self-hosted execution layer, then search for 'register'. Jentic returns the matching home-iot-api operation with its input schema. Load the schema and execute the call - credentials are injected automatically.
How many endpoints does the home-iot-api have?
The home-iot-api exposes 15 endpoints covering device, environment, z-wave operations.
/lighting/switches/{deviceId}/{value}
setSwitch
/lighting/switches/{deviceId}/{value}/timer/{minutes}
setSwitchTimer
/lightingSummary
getLightingSummary